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sageguidance) wrote2022-05-24 06:21 pm
sageguidance) wrote2022-05-24 06:21 pm
pzue catch-all
wow how convenient that I already had this post made :^)
[ JUST FUCKING DIES AND STARTS CRAU2 IN THE GY I GUESS ]
—Ah, Estellise!
[ He's been walking around, so, time to bump into her. ]
Have you just awoken?
[ He's been walking around, so, time to bump into her. ]
Have you just awoken?
[She looks a bit pale.]
Y, yes, but...
[She shows the "invoice" she'd woken up to find.]
Y, yes, but...
[She shows the "invoice" she'd woken up to find.]
[ ... ]
My sincerest apologies, but it is the truth. She is no longer with us.
My sincerest apologies, but it is the truth. She is no longer with us.
Oh...
Even knowing it would probably come to this, it's still... just terrible...
Even knowing it would probably come to this, it's still... just terrible...
[ ohhh, you're breaking his heart. ]
Aye. It does not bring me any less sorrow.
... Will you be all right?
Aye. It does not bring me any less sorrow.
... Will you be all right?
[She wipes a tear from her eye.]
Y, yes... Don't worry about me.
I know I should try to focus on what we can do now...
Y, yes... Don't worry about me.
I know I should try to focus on what we can do now...
You need not force yourself. If you wish to take the day to grieve, then none shall fault you for it.
Thank you. [She manages a small smile.]
I'll take some time... but I'll still need to do my best.
I'll take some time... but I'll still need to do my best.
Today, we rest. 'Twould be wise to conserve your energy for what is to come on the morrow.
There's going to be a trial... right? And then we'll have to choose someone else to die.
[ ... ugh. ]
That—that is correct. Should fortune be in our favor, it will be the one to have done the deed, but...
'Tis not so simple.
That—that is correct. Should fortune be in our favor, it will be the one to have done the deed, but...
'Tis not so simple.
I wonder if that's any more fortunate than the alternative... What if the killer didn't want to do it?
It looks like there's only one murder to investigate, too...
It looks like there's only one murder to investigate, too...
In my experience, the chance it was an unwitting action is... unfortunately, great, but there is little else we can do.
I suppose the whole point is to see how we fare when faced with only being able to decide on the lesser of two evils.
I suppose the whole point is to see how we fare when faced with only being able to decide on the lesser of two evils.
I... I suppose you're right. If we can't do the right thing, then we should do the next best thing...
Which begins with trying to understand exactly what happened last night.
Which begins with trying to understand exactly what happened last night.
Aye. And we can, at the very least, do that much. For Flayn's sake.
[ Sometime after execution ends, Alphinaud can be found in the seating of the courtyard. He has tea at the ready, naturally, and is jotting down notes upon a notepad.
There's a carbuncle nearby too, probably nibbling at a flower. ]
There's a carbuncle nearby too, probably nibbling at a flower. ]
[Estelle's out here, looking at some kind of large paper in her hands. After a few minutes, she rolls it up carefully, and regains some awareness of her surroundings... at which point she notices Alphinaud.
The carbuncle gets a curious look, but it's him she approaches.]
What are you writing?
The carbuncle gets a curious look, but it's him she approaches.]
What are you writing?
—Hm?
[ He looks up, finally pulled away from his thoughts. ]
Oh, good afternoon. Merely some notes, is all. 'Tis always wise to keep track of important on-goings.
[ He looks up, finally pulled away from his thoughts. ]
Oh, good afternoon. Merely some notes, is all. 'Tis always wise to keep track of important on-goings.
[She smiles faintly at that.]
I think so, too. Writing things down can be a good way to collect my thoughts.
I think so, too. Writing things down can be a good way to collect my thoughts.
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